Category: Leadership

Ideas, Leadership

Trade Wars and The Importance of Being Open to Persuasion!

We are living in a society where on every topic imaginable, every on-going debate, people are either for something or against something and at most times both at the same time. This is a condition which typically leads to more polarisation and alienation than consensus. We seem to have forgotten the art of debate.  We only communicate to influence or nudge others towards our point of view. Others do the same to us. And all of us get frustrated and angry when none of us is able to influence each other.  We seem to have forgotten the cardinal rule of […]

1000Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

Super Balls and Glass Balls

I am currently reading the book – Breakthrough: How to Harness the Aha! Moments That Spark Success by Scott Duffy and David Meltzer. So far the book has turned out to be an easy read and has some interesting stories to teach some very good (though not very surprising lessons).  One of the thing that the authors talk about in the book is about the ability to manage different priorities as an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur. In this context they share the metaphor of super balls and glass balls.  While juggling different balls, you can drop the super balls without […]

Entrepreneurship, Leadership

How to Rewrite the Rules with Sam Conniff Allende

Really enjoyed this short video where Sam shares how and what we can learn from the way pirates work in order for us to be able to rewrite the rules of the game. Watch the video here. Here is the list of characteristics that we can draw from pirates that Sam refers to and I quote They challenge the establishment They are creative, innovative and disruptive They are fiercely independent They are led by principles and are honest about profits They are usually highly talented but under-appreciated. In conclusion: This sounds more like a highly successful entrepreneur than a pirate. […]